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Athletics 8 @ Twins 3
Metropolitan Stadium
June 23, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on June 23, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 8 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJune 23, 1971 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 8 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 3 H: 7 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Blue Moon Odom  
Losing Pitcher—Bert Blyleven  
Save—Rollie Fingers  
Game Winning RBI—Curt Blefary 

Game Info

DateJune 23, 1971 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherBlue Moon Odom  
Home Starting PitcherBert Blyleven  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance16,856 
Time of Game2 hours 58 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Deegan
1B: Nestor Chylak
2B: Don Denkinger
3B: Art Frantz

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bert Campaneris  Shortstop 
Curt Blefary  Catcher 
Reggie Jackson  Right Fielder 
Mike Epstein  First Baseman 
Sal Bando  Third Baseman 
Rick Monday  Center Fielder 
Mike Hegan  Left Fielder 
Dick Green  Second Baseman 
Blue Moon Odom  Pitcher 
Dick Williams  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Tovar  Left Fielder 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Tony Oliva  Right Fielder 
Harmon Killebrew  Third Baseman 
Rich Reese  First Baseman 
Jim Holt  Center Fielder 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Bert Blyleven  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

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Athletics 8 @ Twins 3
Metropolitan Stadium
June 23, 1971

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         Game of 6/23/1971 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Campaneris B, ss      5  2  2  0   Tovar C, lf           5  0  1  0   
Blefary C, c          3  2  2  1   Carew R, 2b           5  0  1  0   
Jackson R, rf         4  1  0  0   Oliva T, rf           3  0  0  0   
Epstein M, 1b         5  2  4  2   Killebrew H, 3b       2  1  1  0   
Bando S, 3b           4  1  1  1   Reese R, 1b           4  1  1  2   
Monday R, cf          5  0  2  3   Holt J, cf            4  0  0  0   
Hegan M, lf           2  0  0  0   Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   
Rudi J, lf            2  0  0  0   Cardenas L, ss        4  1  2  1   
Green D, 2b           3  0  1  0   Mitterwald G, c       4  0  0  0   
Odom J, p             4  0  0  0   Blyleven B, p         3  0  0  0   
Fingers R, p          0  0  0  0   Hall T, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Williams S, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Nettles J, cf         1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  8 12  7                        35  3  7  3

Oakland          000 100 043 --  8
Minnesota        000 000 021 --  3

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Odom J (W)*           8.0  6  3  3  3  5
Fingers R (S)         1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L)+       7.0  7  2  2  2  8
Hall T                0.1  2  3  3  1  0
Williams S            0.2  0  0  0  1  1
Perranoski R          1.0  3  3  1  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Hegan M, Mitterwald G, Perranoski R
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Oakland 8, Minnesota 8
2B -- Monday R, Epstein M
HR -- Blefary C, Reese R, Cardenas L
SB -- Monday R, Campaneris B
CS -- Blefary C
SH -- Bando S, Blefary C
T -- 2:58
A -- 16856

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